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Where Were the Planets on August 17, 1901?

Quick Answer

On August 17, 1901, the Sun was in Leo (23°51' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (10% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 17, 1901. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°43' Virgo at midnight UTC to 7°01' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 17, 1901
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°51'16" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1901	Aug 23, 1901 into Virgo
Moon	0°54'27" Libra	Direct	Aug 17, 1901	Aug 19, 1901 into Scorpio
Mercury	13°10'43" Leo	Direct	Aug 10, 1901	Aug 25, 1901 into Virgo
Venus	22°42'45" Virgo	Direct	Jul 29, 1901	Aug 23, 1901 into Libra
Mars	20°49'47" Libra	Direct	Jul 13, 1901	Aug 31, 1901 into Scorpio
Jupiter	3°30'27" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 19, 1901	Feb 6, 1902 into Aquarius
Saturn	10°24'13" Capricorn	Retrograde	Oct 17, 1900	Jan 19, 1903 into Aquarius
Uranus	12°53'25" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	0°51'17" Cancer	Direct	Jul 19, 1901	Dec 25, 1901 into Gemini
Pluto	18°30'31" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	17°43'42" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 28, 1900	Jul 18, 1902 into Libra

Sky Events on August 17, 1901

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 10% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 17, 08:28 UTC	Mercury trine Uranus	Exact trine
Aug 17, 10:13 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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